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EUR3411 - The Political Economy in European Integration History

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Vurderingsordning

Vurderingsordning: Hjemmeeksamen
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer

Vurdering Vekting Varighet Delkarakter Hjelpemidler
Hjemmeeksamen 100/100 6 timer

Faglig innhold

What is the economic logic behind progressive steps in European economic integration, developing from a free trade area to the internal market and monetary union? How have the economies of the European countries developed since World War II and to what extent did EU member states’ economic thinking and economies converge or diverge over time? What factors allowed for economic growth across Europe after the war? To what degree can the European sovereign debt crisis be attributed to flaws in the original construction of the Economic and Monetary Union? In short, what can a political economy perspective add to our understanding of the past and contemporary nature, the opportunities as well as the challenges of European integration?The course aims to introduce students to key aspects of the political economy of European integration and the European Union. It first examines, based on key macro-economic concepts and theories, the history of the political economy of European integration with a particular emphasis on its trade, monetary and growth dimensions as well as the degree of economic convergence that results from European integration. It then, in a comparative perspective, discusses the variety of capitalism existing in the EU utilizing the examples of France and Germany. The second block starts with an examination of the origin and set-up of the Economic and Monetary Union (Eurozone) and continues with an analysis of the sovereign-debt crisis, its origins, causes and development. In this context some light will be shed on the economic and monetary situation of several peripheral, crisis-ridden and small(er) member states, members that joined the EU and the Eurozone only fairly recently as well as several EU member states that do not participate in the Economic and Monetary Union. The course concludes with an overview of lessons learned from the crisis, the current state of the Eurozone and the possible need for institutional changes.

Læringsutbytte

Successful candidates are expected to have acquired the following knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

Candidates

  • have basic knowledge and understanding of the main historical and contemporary political economy issues of European integration
  • have a deepened understanding of the domestic economic changes resulting from European economic and policy integration and of the challenges of economic convergence/divergence within the EU
  • are familiar with the varieties of capitalist economies in Europe and how they affect economic integration in Europe
  • understand the functioning of the economic and monetary institutions and mechanisms of the European Union as well as their advantages and problems.

Skills

Candidates

  • are able to form balanced and critical assessments of the role of economics in the evolutionary process of European integration and of economic questions arising from the process of integration
  • apply their knowledge and conduct independent empirical research in European political economy to design and write a term paper on the economic development of a member state of the Eurozone.

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures, with active student participation. It is expected that the semester assignment and the examination must be completed in English. Exceptions must be clarified with the course coordinator.

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • Individuell oppgave

Mer om vurdering

Exam registration requires that the semester assignment is approved in the same semester. Compulsory activities from a previous semester may be approved by the Department of Historical and Classical Studies.

Kursmateriell

Available at the start of the semester.

Studiepoengreduksjon

Emnekode Reduksjon Fra Til
EUR3405 7.5 HØST 2017
EUR3412 7.5 HØST 2017
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Versjon: 1
Studiepoeng:  7.5 SP
Studienivå: Høyere grads nivå

Undervisning

Termin nr.: 1
Undervises:  HØST 2023

Undervisningsspråk: Engelsk

Sted: Trondheim

Fagområde(r)
  • Europastudier
Kontaktinformasjon
Emneansvarlig/koordinator:

Ansvarlig enhet
Institutt for historiske og klassiske studier

Timeplan

Listevisning
Kalendervisning

Eksamensinfo

Vurderingsordning: Hjemmeeksamen

Termin Statuskode Vurdering Vekting Hjelpemidler Dato Tid Eksamens- system Rom *
Høst ORD Hjemme-eksamen 100/100

Utlevering
19.12.2023

Innlevering
19.12.2023


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Rom Bygning Antall kandidater
Vår ORD Hjemme-eksamen 100/100

Utlevering
07.06.2024

Innlevering
07.06.2024


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Rom Bygning Antall kandidater
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